April 1, 2018 China's Tiangong-1 space lab set to fall to Earth: What to expect No, this isn't a joke. China's runaway space lab, Tiangong-1, is set to fall to Earth sometime from now through Sunday, April Fool's Day.
March 31, 2018 Stephen Hawking laid to rest, honored by friends and colleagues Famed British scientist Stephen Hawking was laid to rest Saturday during a private funeral in Cambridge attended by some 500 people.
March 31, 2018 Easter’s blue moon is a message from the heavens During the days leading up to Easter, the most sacred day in Christianity, the heavens have been presenting a stunning light show.
March 30, 2018 Blue moon to light up sky ahead of Easter Stargazers, get your binoculars ready: a blue moon will grace the night's sky this weekend, and the show is expected to be spectacular.
March 30, 2018 Interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua' never should have left home, theories say An interstellar object that whizzed through our solar system last year is confounding astronomers trying to understand how planets, comets and asteroids form.
March 29, 2018 'Bizarre' ghost galaxy discovery stuns scientists Scientists have been stunned by the discovery of a so-called ‘ghost galaxy’ that appears to contain virtually no dark matter, a key building block for galaxies.
March 29, 2018 Two pilots say they witnessed UFO while flying plane above Arizona, audio reveals Two pilots claimed they saw a UFO while they were flying above Arizona last month.
March 29, 2018 Earth likely had water before Moon-forming smashup The collision that created the moon must have been so powerful that it caused the material of the young Earth and the large body that hit it to completely blend, new research suggests — and water must have already been on the surface of Earth before the moon-forming crash.
March 29, 2018 Elon Musk says Mars colony a hedge against World War III Humanity's brutal and bellicose past provides ample justification for pursuing settlements on the moon and Mars, Elon Musk says.
March 28, 2018 Meteorite hunters: Scientists set to scour Antarctica for rare space rocks Scientists are set to scour the frozen wastes of Antarctica in an audacious attempt to uncover lost meteorites.